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All Natural
Oregon eatery credits its success to organic foods, organic building.

Café Yumm! is a fast-growing quick casual restaurant chain in the Pacific Northwest. And what appeals to guests of that region as much as the menu of food choices – natural, organic, healthy – is the retailer’s eco-sen . . .  » MORE
    All Natural


Casa Palacio
Everything is open in this Mexican luxury home furnishings store.

Casa Palacio sells contemporary and stylish home furnishings in its grand three-story glass and steel circular building. The interior, designed by The Pavlik Design Team (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), is just as striking, with an open layout featuring a ce . . .  » MORE
    Casa Palacio


Celebrity Sighting
Frederic Fekkai Salon brings its pampered setting to SoHo.

Frederic Fekkai regularly makes the style pages for his hairstyles. And his sought-after styling products typically top the favorites list of the glamorous set. But the latest Fekkai project to grab the spotlight is the celebrity stylist’s newe . . .  » MORE
    Celebrity Sighting


Images Underfoot
University bookstores feature on-the-floor digital signage

Can retailers get “more from the floor” by utilizing digital signage screens that are mounted underfoot? University Bookstores at Virginia Polytechnic and State University is exploring that question with an on-the-floor digital signage (F . . .  » MORE
    Images Underfoot


Walking the Walk on Green Flooring
As the eco movement goes mainstream, flooring materials are evolving

For years, the Chicago River has turned green on St. Patrick’s Day. Now, one of the city’s oldest, biggest buildings is also turning green, only this green has benefits for the planet. The Merchandise Mart, an 80-year-old, 4.2 million-squ . . .  » MORE
    Walking the Walk on Green Flooring


Shoe Club
R.sole store features lighting underfoot

Collecting high-end sneakers is similar to being a member of a private club. To reinforce that “members-only” theme, specialty shoe retailer R.sole creates stores that are part art gallery, part urban nightclub.  Tobin+Parnes . . .  » MORE
    Shoe Club


Polistas
Store of Kings

Founded in 2001 by British investment banker-turned-entrepreneur Johnny Lynn, Polistas started out supplying polo gear directly to teams, clubs and events. After deciding to branch into bricks-and-mortar retail, Lynn chose a London address appropriat . . .  » MORE
    Polistas


The Anti-Brand
Che lives! American Apparel is not your average T-shirt

American Apparel doesn’t believe in chain retail. It doesn’t splash its logo across the clothing it sells. And it prefers under-the-radar neighborhoods to Fashion Mall U.S.A. And yet, American Apparel is one of the hottest brands in town. . . .  » MORE
    The Anti-Brand


Review: NeoCon 2006
June 12-14, Chicago

The 38th annual NeoCon World Trade Fair was bustling with innovation and invention at The Merchandise Mart, Chicago, including an expanded green products exhibit area and a record-setting Best of NeoCon Awards competition featuring 332 products enter . . .  » MORE
    Review: NeoCon 2006


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